Cypherpunk Times

Boosting Liquidity and Onboarding Strategies: Innovative Approaches for Growth

24 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to "Decred and the State of the Market," brought to you by Exitus and PhoenixGreen. In this episode, we're joined by Philemon Uk...

The Refresh- Concept, consistency and identity

03 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to "Decred and the State of the Market," brought to you by Exitus and PhoenixGreen. In this episode, we’ll dive into the concepts ...

Future-Proof Crypto: Why Decred Is Built Different (And Built to Last)

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to "Decred and the State of the Market," brought to you by Exitus and PhoenixGreen. In this episode, we’ll dive into Decred's ...

What Makes Decred Different for AI Agent Development - State of the market

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Decred and the State of the market is brought to you by Exitus and PhoenixGreen.We're excited to have Aron Beierschmitt (@abearschmitt) joining us...

Bison Relay: Microservices and AI Agents - State of the market

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Decred and the State of the market is brought to you by Exitus and PhoenixGreen.The next big leap for Bison Relay is changing the way we use and engag...

RULES - Does crypto need regulation or is code law? State of the market

23 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Decred and the State of the market is brought to you by Exitus and PhoenixGreen.In this discussion, we’ll look at the state of the crypto market and...

Non-Fungible Data Chains - state of the market

26 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Decred and the State of the market is brought to you by Exitus and PhoenixGreen and joined by @matheusd_tech. In this discussion, we'll be diving...

90 Days of Bison Wallet - state of the market

08 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Decred and the State of the market is brought to you by Exitus and PhoenixGreen and joined by The Crypto Oracle / Ger313.X @ger313. Bison Wallet’s ...

The First Crypto Election - State of the market

10 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Decred and the State of the market is brought to you by Exitus and PhoenixGreen. The outcome of the US 2024 election has been confirmed, Donald Trump ...

Privacy as an unstoppable fundamental - Decred Today LIVE #7

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Privacy matters. Privacy should be unstoppable. Privacy is an individuals prerogative. If you’re interested in coming on the show in future weeks ...

Decred Development Update: Bison DEX Imminent, Mixing upgrades, over 10,000,000 Decred Staked

31 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 - Start 0:32 - Bison Wallet 3:33 - Other Dev Updates 6:09 - Politeia Proposals 6:58 - Phoenixgreen content Decred is Money Evolved. By combining...

Decred Dev Update - Year of the Atomic Swap Exchange! Bison Wallet + BasicSwap DEX inbound

14 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Decred News July 2024 0:00 - Start 00:17 - Decred v2 1:05 - Development Updates 2:14 - Bison Wallet 4:05 - BasicSwap DEX 4:44 - New State of the Mark...

Decred 2.0 — The next level for decentralised networks

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With the release of Decred 2.0, Decred is now a feature complete layer one blockchain. Since the release of the Decred road map in 2017, the project a...

Decred Dev Update - P2P Decentralized Mixing, Bison Relay Updates, DCRDEX v1 Nearing Completion

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 - Decred v2 1:24 - Dev Updates 3:50 - Politiea 5:10 - Umbrel DCRDEX Home Server GUide 6:03 - Scaling Video 7:16 - Dave Collins interview on P2P M...

Decred 2.0 The Remix - State of the market

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Decred and the State of the market is brought to you by Exitus and PhoenixGreen with featured guests. In this discussion, we’ll be talking about De...

Blockchain Scaling Solutions & Trade-offs

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Blockchain technology can be represented as being slow, inefficient, and inconsistent. Many would argue, this preserves the highest levels of security...

Decred Dev Update - Quick overview of the upgraded DEX Testnet & more!

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 - Start00:21 - DEX Testnet4:23 - More DEX updates5:09 - Other Dev Updates6:04 - Decred Full Node6:17 - Politeia Updates7:00 LN Custody VideoDecre...

Mimble Wimble and crypto news

28 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The crypto news from March 2024 and why Mimble Wimble is changing privacy. If you have read the Harry Potter books the name Mimblewimble may be famil...

Is Decred's Lightning Network non-custodial?

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is Decred's Lightning Network non-custodial? Addressing the misconceptions and misinformation surrounding the non-custodial nature of the Lightnin...

Decred Development Updates: Private DCR/XMR Atomic-Swaps inbound, Market Makers + DEX v1

07 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 - Start 0:30 - Dev Updates 3:38 - Decred Website Revamp 3:57 - Politeia Proposals 6:00 - Community Updates 7:50 - Quick Stats Decred is Money ...

CYPHERPUNK TALK - Bitcoin under centralization? Supply shock on crypto

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Cryptocurrencies normally have a predetermined supply schedule or a fixed issuance rate encoded into their code. This finite supply creates scarcity, ...

Microtransactions and the user experience

29 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The big question, What can you do with microtransactions, and why could they be the number one use-case for all blockchains? In many respects, this is...

Blockchain scaling to include micro transactions

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A global peer to peer digital currency is a massive ledger of every transaction ever created from the genesis to the present day. For a network to rem...

Decentralised Identity - The Good the Bad and the Ugly

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Decentralized Identity (DID) is a concept within the Cypherpunk movement that revolves around individuals having control over their own identity witho...

Decred Dev Update - DEX v1, New Wallets, and Supply Shock as the Bull Market Starts

10 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Decred is Money Evolved. By combining battle tested Proof-of-Work with an innovative take on Proof-of-Stake that places coin holders in charge of shap...

The future is micro transactions - The Lightning Network

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Part of the scaling debate is the knowledge that at some point in the near future, a large majority of all transactions conducted on blockchains will ...

Why is Decred’s client-side SPV the perfect home for the Lightning Network?

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Lightning Network (LN) has achieved the monumental target of processing thousands of transactions per second at the cost of a single atom per tran...

Community Proposals - Decred and the state of the market

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Decred and the State of the market is brought to you by Exitus and PhoenixGreen with featured guest Peter Zen. Decred’s proposal platform is fully i...

Decred Dev Update - DAO Proposals, DEX Market Makers & More!

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Decred is Money Evolved. By combining battle tested Proof-of-Work with an innovative take on Proof-of-Stake that places coin holders in charge of shap...

How do SPV wallets find peers?

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve ever used a multi-chain SPV (Simplified Payment Verification) wallet like DCRDEX, a few questions might pop to mind when comparing Decred ...

Rise of the DEX - State of the market

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We went LIVE – Sunday, January 7th 2024 – 3pm UK TIME Decred and the State of the market is brought to you by Exitus and PhoenixGreen. In this ...

Can a Crypto Wallet be Lightweight, Private, AND Secure? The SPV Model Leads the Way.

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

People need mobile wallets that are fast to set up, easy to use and very secure. All too often, mobile wallets make extreme security sacrifices in ord...

Decred Development Video Update - 2024 the year of the DEX?

06 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 - Start 1:09 - Development Updates 6:05 - Politeia Proposals 7:11 - Network stats 7:35 - Community Updates 10:03 - End Decred is Money Evolved. ...

2024- The Year Crypto Goes Fully Mainstream?

31 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Twitter Space hosted by Tivra @WasPraxis and included members from the crypto space. * Decred * Digibyte * ZCash * Dash

Non-custodial Staking - Moving Forward

23 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to passive income, why should the miners have all the fun and rewards!? If you offer something valuable to a project, you should be ince...

Building a decentralised workforce - Moving Forward

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One of the questions that I’m constantly asking myself is, what’s the point of working in crypto if you are not earning crypto? From my perspectiv...

2023 the year of encroachment - state of the market

07 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Decred and the State of the market is brought to you by Exitus and PhoenixGreen. In this episode, we’ll have a look back at what’s happened in 202...

Decred News - November 2023

07 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Money Evolved: Development and Community Updates 0:00 - Start0:28 - Development/Infrastructure Updates5:56 - Community Updates9:12 - Network StatsDec...

How are Decred blocks constructed - Q&A sessions

29 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The process of building a Decred block is actually pretty interesting and is the area that gives the project its security and efficiency. It’s impo...

How to safely store and backup your Decred - & session

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the crypto space, you’ll hear a lot about “not your keys, not your coins”. But what does this mean? And what is the safest way to store your ...

Decred Developer Review - state of the market

19 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Decred and the State of the market is brought to you by Exitus and PhoenixGreen. In this episode, we’ll be discussing the Decred Developer AMA and t...

A New Work Paradigm - Working for the Decred DAO

19 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Crypto as an industry is over 14 years old. And as we know, one of its original premises was to be money. One aspect of being decentralised money is b...

Scaling the blockchain- Why Decred chose to scale using the Lightning Network

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The scaling debate is an interesting topic that has got extremely heated over the last few months. With advocates for both sides putting forward valid...

Decred News - Version 1.8.1, Dev AMA on Reddit, New Ticket Price ATH, lots of updates!

05 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Decred is Money Evolved. By combining battle tested Proof-of-Work with an innovative take on Proof-of-Stake that places coin holders in charge of shap...

What’s the best way to hold Decred - Q&A Sessions

28 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Digital Wallet technology is so much bigger than most realise. Digital wallets, are becoming a complete and standalone web experience and will be a re...

What utility does Decred have? - Q&A Sessions

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve heard debate about Decred not offering anything new to the cryptocurrency space or not having a specific utility. Although to the outsider this...

The best cryptocurrencies to hold when exchanging for Decred - Q&A Sessions

11 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is an interesting question which is currently evolving. But the short answer is Bitcoin BTC. At the time of writing, pretty much every alternativ...

Decred is coming back to mobile

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Decred and the State of the market is brought to you by Exitus and PhoenixGreen. In this episode, we’ll be talking to @dreacot about the new crypt...

Removing Centralisation From Crypto

27 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Crypto is over 14 years old and has seen its fair share of game theory and manipulation play out. Throughout this process, a few obvious centralising ...

Decred’s Blockchain Mining Revolution – Moving Blockchain Forward

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cryptocurrencies and digital internet money are extremely young and, as such, the ability to adapt to the changing environment will be critical. Princ...

Decred News - Hard-fork completed! Now CPU_GPU Mined - ASICs are out!

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Decred News - Hard-fork completed! Now CPU/GPU Mined - ASICs are out! 0:00 - Start - CPU/GPU Mining  1:13 - Development Updates  6:01 - Medi...

Decred CPU Mining, Staking & Participation - State of the market

06 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Decred and the State of the market is brought to you by Exitus, Tivra and PhoenixGreen. In this episode, we’ll be talking about the change to CPU mi...

Q&A Sessions - What are simple swaps?

19 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Simple swaps are a great way of buying or selling small amounts of crypto, as they are super flexible, mobile-friendly, crazy simple to use and have a...

Q&A Sessions - How to buy your first Decred DCR

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

To kick off our commonly asked questions series, let’s start with the barrier to entry for every new person to crypto and those with minimal familia...

Decred 1.8.0 - The Forkening feat. Dave Collins

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Decred and the State of the market is brought to you by Exitus and PhoenixGreen with special guest Dave Collins. In this episode, we’ll be talking a...

News Update - Voting Complete! Decred Switching to GPU Mining. Bison Relay Stores + More

04 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Decred is Money Evolved. By combining battle tested Proof-of-Work with an innovative take on Proof-of-Stake that places coin holders in charge of shap...

Crypto Integrations: Cake Wallet

02 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Behind the scenes there’s been a conscious effort to bring Decred to the wider crypto space. One area that is likely to be a barrier to entry is its...

Crypto Evolution: Rising Above Volatility with Vision

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Anxiety or optimism? The future of cryptocurrency is stirring up mixed feelings these days. In this episode we talk about the direction of the space a...

Crypto Under Siege?

21 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"Crypto dead"!? Join us to discuss the current crypto turmoil and what's comes next? In this show, is joined by insightful @BawdyAnar...

Crypto Unity - Building Decentralised Bonds - State of the market

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are stronger together. Can blockchain projects overcome their differences and work together for the greater good? In this show, we’ll be hosting ...

State of the market - Decred Vanguard - A New Outreach Effort

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this show, we’ll be talking about Decred’s new marketing and outreach proposal. Things you need to know and how to get involved! We’ll also b...

Decred Recap - v1.7.7 Improvements, Atomic-Swap DEX v0.6 - The DAO Evolves!

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Decred is Money Evolved. By combining battle tested Proof-of-Work with an innovative take on Proof-of-Stake that places coin holders in charge of shap...

Decred - Bricking ASICs and P2P Social Media discussion feat. Dave Collins & Jake Yocom-Piatt

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Decred and the state of the market is brought to you by @Exitus and @DecredSociety and aims to look at current social, economic, and crypto news and h...

Decred Recap - Mining Change, New Subsidy Split, Cointelegraph Proposal, tons of Dev Updates!

02 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Decred is Money Evolved. By combining battle tested Proof-of-Work with an innovative take on Proof-of-Stake that places coin holders in charge of shap...

DCRDEX 0.6 is coming

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As the scope of the multi-wallet functionality expands, so does its target audience. For this reason, discussion has started around giving DCRDEX a na...

State of the market - Content and Development Proposals

12 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Decred and the State of the market is brought to you by @Exitus and @DecredSociety and aims to look at current social, economic, and crypto news and h...

Living on Crypto- Rediscovering the Original Purpose of Crypto as Cash

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Twitter Space hosted by Tivra @WasPraxis to discuss living off crypto with Joel Valenzuela @TheDesertLynx. Joel has been living off crypto for the pas...

Timestamply - Redesign for timestamping digital existence

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

By now, we all know that Decred has some pretty remarkable tech that’s pushing the boundaries of what an open-source blockchain can do. Since my ear...

Fair Game or Rigged System - On Proof-of-Work and ASIC Production

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Twitter Space hosted by Tivra @WasPraxis to discuss and chat with @DavidVorick, the mastermind behind Obelisk ASICs for #Decred & #Siacoin, as we ...

Decred News February 2023

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Decred is Money Evolved. By combining battle tested Proof-of-Work with an innovative take on Proof-of-Stake that places coin holders in charge of shap...

Decreds 7th Birthday Bash

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Twitter Space hosted by Tivra @WasPraxis to discuss seven years of Decred. Where it's been and where it's headed.  Twitter Space topics include: ...

Decred Roundtable - The next crypto craze

04 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this show, we’re exploring the fast-paced world of crypto. New opportunities and the growing world of value extraction and market manipulation in...

Bitcoin.jpg: "We're putting it all on chain!"

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Twitter Space hosted by Tivra @WasPraxis to discuss the new NFT / Ordinals on the Bitcoin Blockchain. Ordinals? NFTs? Confused and wanna know what all...

DCR Proposals Space

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Twitter Space hosted by Tivra @WasPraxis discussing the 5 Proposals currently up for discussion and voting + a General Discussion. This space is joine...

Why Privacy is Critical for a Fully Functional Currency - Decred & Firo Twitter Space

28 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Twitter Space hosted by Tivra @WasPraxis discussing why privacy is critical for a fully functional currency + a General Discussion. This space is join...

Decred Twitter Space 5 Proposals Up General Discussion hosted by WasPraxis

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Twitter Space hosted by Tivra @WasPraxis discussing the 5 Proposals currently up for discussion and voting + a General Discussion. This space is joine...

Privacy Tools for a Sovereign Age - Decred Twitter Space

13 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Twitter Space hosted by Tivra @WasPraxis discussing the crucial role of privacy Tools for a Sovereign Age. This space is joined by members of both the...

Built-in Payment System - Bison Relay

13 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As said previously, Bison Relay has a built-in payment system that allows for peer to peer payments and transmission payments (gas fees). It may seem ...

2023: The Year of the Privacy Coin?

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Twitter Space hosted by Tivra @WasPraxis discussing the crucial role of strong privacy in cryptocurrency and the necessity of non-speculative use case...

Decred News - December 2022

28 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Decred News for December 2022 was a huge month for the evolution of the platform - Bison Relay P2P Chat + Social Media on Lightning is here! Big Dev u...

Bison Relay - Exploring Possibilities of Decentralized Social Media - Decred Twitter Space

24 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join hosts Tivra @WasPraxis and Kozel @artikozel for Decred Twitter space - https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1ypKddnRQZvKW?s=20 Guests include: C12 - @c...

Bison Relay: The Sovereign Internet

18 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join hosts Tivra @WasPraxis and Kozel @artikozel for Decred Twitter space - https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1ZkKzXlVvZqJv?s=20 Guests include: @DecredS...

Decred and the Atomic Swap Revolution - DCRDEX Fundamentals

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The concept of cross-chain atomic transfers was proposed in 2013 and has taken tremendous effort to realise the capabilities of this technology. One o...

2022 the year of the bear - Decred and the state of the market

04 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join the Decred community! Twitter: https://twitter.com/decredproject Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/decred Telegram: https://t.me/Decred Discord: h...

Decred Open Discussion - Self-Custody is King

20 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join hosts Exitus @exitusdcr and Tivra @WasPraxis for the first Decred Twitter space - https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1OdKrzMMXOXKX?s=20 Guests include:...

DCRDEX Completing a P2P Trade - DCRDEX Fundamentals

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I can tell you until I’m blue in the face how great DCRDEX is but, It all means nothing until you see the process, and then try it for yourself. Wit...

Decred Community Roundtable 2 - Decred as an interoperable market place

06 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Decred and the State Of The Market is brought to you by @Exitus and @DecredSociety and aims to look at current social, economic and crypto news and ho...

Decred News Update - Brazil's future President uses time-stamping, LTC Markets on DEX, Dcrd v1.7.5

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This month in the world of Decred, Brazil's future President uses our time-stamping, LTC Markets on DEX, and Dcrd v1.7.5 Translation Status Page: http...

Discovering DCRDEX Markets page - DCRDEX Fundamentals

30 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Once you are all setup with DCRDEX and your wallets are populated with coins, the bulk of what comes next is on the markets page. Let's have a look at...

DCRDEX First Look - DecredDEX Fundamentals

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Let’s take a first look at DCRDEX and do an overview of the layout for the platform. To start, let’s open Decrediton. I’m using Decrediton with ...

Peer to Peer Exchange - The future is here - Decred DCRDEX

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

DCRDEX P2P exchange using Atomic Swap Technology is HERE!.  QUICK NOTE:  Not all exchanges are built equal!  DCRDEX, is a first of a ki...

But Who is in Charge of Decred? - Decred and the state of the market

02 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Decred and the State Of The Market is brought to you by @Exitus and @DecredSociety and aims to look at current social, economic and crypto news and ho...

Why does Decred have its own exchange? - DCRDEX Series

30 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Why does Decred need its own exchange? In Decred’s case peer to peer cash was just the starting point, this idea must evolve, to be better than what...

Decred Sept 2022 Recap - New Website, Dev Updates, Politeia 1.4.0, Articles + Interviews & More!

09 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another decred recap there's so much going on in the decred project. Development wise let's dive right into it dcr dex, privacy and trustle...

Decred Community Roundtable - DAOs, Governance, Marketing, DEX & More

04 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Decred and the state Of the market is brought to you by @Exitus and @DecredSociety and aims to look at current social, economic, and crypto news and h...

Decentralised Treasury Spending - Decred Fundamentals

31 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Saturday 8th, of May 2021 at block 552,448 Decred passed a vote to introduce a new Treasury Spending rule, where stakeholders vote to approve how f...

DCRDATA Decred's Treasury Data - Decred Fundamentals

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Decred’s treasury is just one of the elements making the project unique in the cryptocurrency space and the wider financial world. It’s a layer 1 ...

Decred and the future of web3 with BlockchainBuck - State of the market

07 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Decred and the State Of The Market is brought to you by @Exitus and @DecredSociety and aims to look at current social, economic and crypto news and ho...

Decred News Update - Development Work Surging Across Many Repos - LN, DCRDEX, Politeia, DAO & More

06 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another decred recap there's so much going on in the decred project. Development wise let's dive right into it dcr dex, privacy and trustle...

DCRDATA The Details that define the project

31 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we’ll look at several items from the DCRDATA menu bar, which can be useful but are all too often overlooked, specifically we’ll l...